The College of Arts and Science is proud to announce the faculty whose contributions in research, teaching, and service have been recognized through promotion, September 2, 2024–September 1, 2025. 

As the new semester kicks off, we also welcome 33 new faculty members to our departments and programs, an inaugural Director of Arts, and new Provost Faculty Fellow. 

New faculty 

Instructor 

• Dzhambul Akkaziev, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
• Sarah Arriagada, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
• Micaela Bombard, English
• Michelle Camargo, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures 

Visiting Assistant Professor 

• Sarah Bohn, School of Visual Studies
• Nergis Danis, English
• A. Kendra Greene, English
• Bongjoo Kim, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs
• Valerie Malvinni, School of Music
• Adam Potter, School of Music
• Christina Ray, School of Music 

Assistant Clinical Professor 

• Russell Jackson, Psychological Sciences 

Assistant Research Professor 

• Michael Linhoff, Biological Sciences 

Assistant Teaching Professor 

• Cory Brodack, School of Music
• Evin DuBois, School of Visual Studies
• Katherine Fapp, History 

Associate Teaching Professor 

• Jonathan Bradley, Statistics
• James Rettinger, Architectural Studies 

Assistant Professor 

• Mulat Abtew, Textile and Apparel Management
• David Bauer, Chemistry
• Carlye Chaney, Anthropology
• Yeilim Cheong, Korea Foundation Endowed Professor, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs
• Corri Hamilton, Biological Sciences
• Don Joseph, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
• Scott LaCombe, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs
• Chuanming Liu, Geological Sciences
• Allison Roth, Biological Sciences
• Pavlo Sukhachov, Physics and Astronomy
• Justin Van Goor, Biological Sciences
• Jie Zhu, Biological Sciences 

Professor 

• Cathleen Fleck, School of Visual Studies
• Jarod Roll, History
• Nicolas Ziebarth, Economics 

Director 

• Cathleen Fleck, Director of School of Visual Studies; Director of Arts 

Promoted faculty 

Assistant Teaching Professor 

• Michael Coleman, Communication 

Teaching Professor 

• Lisa Bauer, Psychological Sciences
• Silvia Bompadre, Physics and Astronomy
• Stephen Klien, Communication
• Eric Parsons, Economics
• Michael Volz, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures 

Associate Clinical Professor 

• Erin Bullett, Psychological Sciences
• Jenna Strawhun, Psychological Sciences 

Associate Professional Practice Professor 

• Candace Sall, Anthropology 

Associate Research Professor 

• Tara Selly, Geological Sciences 

Associate Teaching Professor 

• Stephen Christ, Sociology
• Teri Christiansen, Statistics
• Rudy Hernandez, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs
• Huichun Liang, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures 

Associate Professor 

• Kurt Brorsen, Chemistry
• C. Pazia Mannella, School of Visual Studies
• Yerina Ranjit, Communication
• Alec Zuercher Reichardt, History
• Marc W. Vital II, Theatre and Performance Studies 

Professor 

• Shawn Christ, Psychological Sciences
• Signe Cohen, Classics, Archaeology, and Religion
• Timothy Howe, School of Music
• John Huntley, Geological Sciences
• David Kaplan, Economics
• Stephen Quackenbush, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs
• Philip Robbins, Philosophy
• Rebecca Scott, Sociology
• Deepak Singh, Physics and Astronomy
• Christine Van Pool, Anthropology
• Robert Walker, Anthropology
• Samuel Walsh, Mathematics 

Provost Faculty Fellow 

• Caroline Waldbuesser, Provost’s Faculty Fellow for AI in Teaching 

Alan A. Millsap Distinguished Professorship 

• Mary Beth Miller, Psychological Sciences
• Seth Howes, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures 

The list above was pulled from campus systems. Any omissions are inadvertent. Please notify the communications and marketing office with corrections.